OUTCRY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OUTCRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUTCRY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUTCRY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUTCRY
No single letter turns OUTCRY into another word.
How OUTCRY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in OUTCRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What does OUTCRY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A loud public protest or expression of anger and alarm.
An outcry usually follows a decision or event that many people find unjust, and it often leads to a change of course. The word can also mean a sudden shout of fear or distress from a single person. In older usage it named a public auction, where goods were sold by crying out the bids.
How OUTCRY is used
Common in news writing, often after a verb such as provoke, cause or spark.
- The closure of the library caused a public outcry.
- An outcry rose from the crowd as the gates shut.
- Following the outcry, the minister reversed the plan.
- The photographs sparked an international outcry.
- A sudden outcry from the street made her look up.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUTCRY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OUTCRY
1 longer words begin with OUTCRY.
Shorter words from the letters in OUTCRY
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Common questions about OUTCRY
- Is OUTCRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUTCRY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUTCRY worth?
- OUTCRY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUTCRY mean?
- A loud public protest or expression of anger and alarm.
- What letters can be added to OUTCRY?
- No single letter can be added to OUTCRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of OUTCRY:
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